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Magen David Adom UK Resilience Mission Meets President Herzog

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Magen David Adom UK supporters joined a four day mission to Israel, meeting President Isaac Herzog and several first responders from 7 October. The group received briefings, visited the northern border, met paramedics involved in recent attacks and explored MDA’s first response vehicles, including helicopters and lifeboats on the Kinneret.

Reflecting on my journey with Magen David Adom UK, so far. 

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Daniel Burger reflects on his early days as CEO of Magen David Adom UK. A visit to Israel and a shift on an MDA ambulance confirmed his decision to join. He highlights MDA’s global humanitarian work and recalls stepping straight into community events, including an interfaith gathering in Liverpool that showed the breadth of support for MDA.

Artwork collection keeps on giving

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Gisela Martin was a housekeeper who died with a modest estate. Little did she know that her former employer, the late Harry Fuld Jr – an industrialist who lost everything to the Nazis – had left her a collection of art and sculptures. By the time Fuld’s gift to his former employee was discovered, both were long gone. However, the Fuld estate passed to Martin and this became her estate.

Brits giving blood in Israel once again

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Magen David Adom UK launched its Blood Drive for British olim in Israel with two landmark events in February. The events came just a fortnight after it was announced that, for the first time in a generation, those that lived in the UK were now eligible to give blood in Israel. The ban had been in place since 1999 due to the ‘Mad Cow Disease’ outbreak of the mid-90s.

Refugees minister praises response of Jewish and Israeli organisations to Ukraine war

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Minister for Refugees Lord Richard Harrington has hailed the response of Jewish and Israeli organisations around the world to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, following Russia’s invasion in February 2022. Speaking at Magen David Adom UK’s annual Patrons’ Dinner he said, “Every border I’ve been to is full of Magen Davids”. The event, which…